Fitting for tubs and sinks



P. CONNOLLY.

FITTING Foa Tus AND slNks.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I8. ISIS.

1,416,172. Patented May 16, 1922.

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P. CONNULLY.

FITTING FOR TUBS AND SINKS.

APPLICATIONHLED APR. 1a, |919. Y

1,416,172., Patented May 16, 1922-,

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Patenteamay 16, 1922.

P CONNOLLY FITTING FOR TUBS AND SINKS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 18. 19.19.

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FITTING ron Tons AND siNiis.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patnggd May 16', 1922.

vApplication led piil 18, 1919. Serial No.l291,057'.

4To all whom t may concern; 'f

Beit known that I, PATRICK CoNNoLLY,-a citizen of vthe United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings land State of New` York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fittings fory Tubs and Sinks, fully described and repreto provide an-overflow for laundry-tubs and to combine this withl the supply fitting in a compact, convenient and economical manner; and to provide a iitting which is adapted for use in either bath or laundry-tubs, or

sinks, without change, or with rfew and simple modifications. f f

To accomplish these and other objects and to realize structural and operative advantages suiiiciently pointed Vout hereafter, a physical embodiment of the invention, generally described, comprises a metal bodyv or casting` adapted to be located on a wall-of a tub, sink, or similar toilet or laundry appliance, and provided with water-supply connections and` faucets,l and also provided with an overiiow passage or passages leading to the bowl of the tub or sink, and with means for connection of a waste conduit for carrying; the overflow to the waste pipe of the house system. The-fitting is in some cases arranged to be located in a suitable recess provided in the wall of the tub or sink, and in such cases maybe provided with flanges to overlie adjacent portions ofsaid wallzboth to assist in securing` the fitting inposition and for artistic effect. An embodiment of the invention also includes, in certain cases,

special formation of the tub or sin t body to provide suitable recesses and holes therein, to properly accommodate the fitting and piping. i

The characteristics of the invention and.

.the nature off variations in structure which may be niadetoadaptit for use in different toilet `and laundry'appliances will be best understood after a more particular eXp-lanation of certain representative embodiments of the invention shown'y in the accompanying drawings. After considering these embodi- -modification of the ments, it will beiuiderstood how other modifications may be made within the principles of the invention, and I do not limit myself to details except asclaimed.. I v

Fig. 1 is a vertical section through a laundry-tub, in a plane' parallel yto `one of its ends, with 'aiitting embodying one 'form of my invention in position.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section, enlarged, in a central plane of a centralwall or partition of the tub of Fig'.v l.

Fig. is a section on` the line 3 3 of Fiax. l

Figi 4 isla section on the line 1 -4i of Fig'. 2. f

F ig. 5 is a perspective detail of a corner of a sink'or wash-stand showing a somewhat modified forni of inv fitting in position. f i

` Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional detail of the same.

Fig. 7 is a transverse section of a similar fitting, kmodilied, however, to adapt it to ya combined sinkand laundry-tub.

- F ig. 8 is a, vertical transverse section of a bath-tub, showing` in position a modification yof my invention adapted especially to 'bathtubs.

Fig. 9 is a verticalf'section of the saine structure inthe plane `of the tubwall.

Fig. l0 is a top plan of a part of a tub wall, showing a fitting set into a` Arecess formed therein.

Fig. 1l is an enlarged sectionalA detail of a modified forni of bath-tub fitting.

.Fig 12 is a vertical section in ar transverse plane of the tub, showing another invention especially adapted to bath-tubs. 'y

Fig. `13 is a vertical section of the same in a. plane of the Ltub wall.

Fig. 14 is a top plan view of? a bath-tub d with one form of my fittingin place, the Aforni of the tub .being` Lin this case modified incertain ways. f

Fig. 15 is a side elevationv ofthe tub of Fig. 14.

' Fig. 16 isan enlarged fragmentary transverse section through the specially formed wall of a tub. i

Domestic laundry-tubs have customarily been provided with faucets and'connections for hot ,and cold water and with drain plugs and pipes, but itv has not beenjcustoinaryto provide such tubs with overiiow fittings eX- cept in the form of detachable stand-pipes to co-operate with the drain opening, and except in some cases where two or more of the tubs are arranged substantially as a unit with partitions separating the tubs from each other, these partitions have been pierced at a suitable overliow level so that overflow from one tub would run into the next, and if the drain plug happened to be out in that tub, the overflow wouid be properly disposed of. But evidently if the drain plugs in both of the tubs of such a unit were left in, there was no provision for overflow beyond the capacity'of the tubs.

My invention provides a suitable overflow structure for tubs of this class, which is preferably combined with the supplyor faucetfitting; also an arrangement by which one combined supplyand overfiow-fitting may serve for two adjoining tubs of a laundrytub or sink-unit; and the invention also provides for locating the combined fitting and the necessary piping on, in, or adjacent to a side, front or back wall of a tubor sinkstructure, whereby the necessity for placing the tub away from a wall, to permit piping to be placed between the tub and the wall, is avoided, with advantages understood by persons familiar with the art.

Figs. l to 4 inclusive show a laundry-tub unit comprising two tubs A and B separated by a partition 20. |ihe upper surface 2l of the partition is located considerably below the tops of the front wall 22, the rear wall 23, and the end walls (notl shown), and a filler piece 24, which may be of wood, or other suitable material, is placed on top of the partition and secured by suitable means, such as bolts 25. The filler piece affords a convenient and suitable support for the attachment of a wringer.

A fitting F, which in connection with the special formation of the tub and the necessary piping embodies my invention in one form, is located on the partition 2O between the rear end of the filler piece 24 and the back wall 23 of the tub. The fitting proper consists of a body 26 enclosing water chambers 27 and 28 for cold and hot water respectively, and an overflow chamber 2S), usually located between the other two. in one form of the invention, as shown in Fig. 2, the bottom of the overflow chamber considerably below the bottoms of chambers 27 and 28, andthe central part of the body 26, in order to accommodate the chamber 29, is formed with a downward extension 30.

The under surfaces 3l of the bottom walls of chambers 27 and 28 are arranged to rest upon the upper surface of partition 20, and the partition is formed with arecess 32 to accommodate extension 30 of the fitting. The upper surface 33 of the fitting is usually arranged to be fiush with the upper surface of the filler piece 24, and to assist in holding the fitting in position and securing it against lateral movement, it is preferably provided with side fianges 34 extending fiush with each side of the fitting around its side and bottom edges, except at the rear side 35 where the fitting yabuts against the rear wall 23 of the tub.

Supply pipes 36 and 37 pass up through holes 38 and 39 provided for them respectively in the partition 20, and the upper ends of these pipes are screwed into suitably tapped holes in the bottoms of the supply chambers 27 and 28 respectively.

Each side of the fitting is provided with suitably tapped holes 40 and4l communieating with the chambers 2T and 28 respectively, and intothese holes are screwed the faucets 42 and 43 for hot and cold water respectively.v The faucet'holes maypreferably be located in bosses 44 formed on the outer faces of the fitting.

The overflow passage or passages leading from the tubs may be in the form vof one or more holes or other suitable openings 45,

passing through the outer walls of the eX- tension 30 of the fitting and communicating with the overflow chamber 29 therein. These holes or overfiow passages are located at a level in respect to the tub somewhat below the upper surface 2l of the partition 20, so that the water level in the tubs is kept below the bottom of filler piece 24. The bottom wall of the extension 30 ris bored and tapped to receive the 'threaded upper end of overow pipe 46, which passes up through a hole 47 provided for it in the partition 20. y

The spouts 48 of faucets 42 and 43 are usually inclined from the vertical toward the center of the tubs somewhat, as best indicated in Fig. 3, to facilitate the filling` of buckets or other receptacles which may be placed in the tubs for that purpose.

Figs. 5 and 6 show a modification of the fitting just described, especially suitable for sinks, in which the fitting yF is placed in one of the side walls 50 of the sink S, usually close to the back wall 51. rEhe shape of the body and the arrangement of the chambers, and the `supply and overflow pipes, and overflow passage, are substantially the same as abovedescribed, `except that in this modification the faucets 52 are not connected to the sides of the fitting, but instead the fitting is bored and tapped through its upper surface to receive pipes 54, 55, which communicate with the hot and cold water chambers 27 and 28 respectively, and faucets 52 are screwed into elbows located at the upper ends of these pipes. This 1 arrangement provides proper means for filling the sink up to the overflowy level when a plug is provided to close the bottom drain opening, and also provides fcrlocating the faucets at such an elevation that they may il@ easily used to fill buclts Or pitchers placedfinithe` sink, and to further facilitatev the filling of'said-receptacles,-the spouts 48 ofv the 4faucets are `incl-ined inwardly asfdescribed in connection with the laundry-tub arrangement.

In the adaptationofthefitting -to sinks or the like, as shown in :these lfigures, thev wall ofthe' sink is `formed with'a recess 56l to re# ceive the fitting, whichfliaslfside iianges 34 to overlap adjacent parts 'of the sink wall in substantially thel same way,l and :torfthe purposes previously described.

The overfiow ApassageforA passages are` arrangedy as in the previousY structure, ex*- cept that in this case, wherethere is only a single sink, the passages are 'formedthrough the outer wallofextension 30 com# inunicatiiigv with the overflow chamber l29 only at the inner side or'I the fitting. These overflow openings are'loca'ted, as clearlyfinf dicated inF ig. 5, at a suitable distance above the bottom of the sink tol maintain the proper depth of water usuallyl desired ine-a sink for dish washingand similar purposes.

It has heretoforenot been'customary to pio-r vide kitchen sinks with overfiow'openings connected to the waste-pipe,`so1that when the drain openings were; plugged tollthe sinks, the risk-lofbverfiowwas always involved by failure to fully shutfoiifthe water or to remove the drainplug at the proper time.V

My invention may rconveniently be adapted touse in a combination appliance, suchy as a combined sink andwash-tub, suiiiciently indicated in Fig. 7. In this appliance,"the laundry-tub T is separated i'Ointhe-Sink 6l by a partition 62,. and myiittingjF2 is located in a suitable recess inl this partition near the `rear wall or 'apron'63 of the combination appliance.' The tting is confstructed 'substantially as shownin Figs; l

to4," inclusive, withfaucets 42 'atthesidey of the itting toward the `tub,*but"the sides of the 'fitting toward the sink'are lettv withoutf apertures to receive faucets, or if such'y apertures are present they yare"pluggi-id, and faucetconnections are provided at the top oit the itting as in the structure of Figs. 5 and 6, and pipes are screwed intolthese apertures and faucets 52 are carried at the tops of these pipeswitli their spouts 48 inclined inwardly toward the sink."

My invention is also adi/*antageously`r adaptable f to `bath-tubs.

of the Iitting appliedr to a tub suitably adapted for it is shown'inl Figs. 8 and 9.`

The fitting F is located in a recess `formed near the upper edge of one of the tub walls,y which is ,usually the front wall of the ftub,

since inyinvention is especially adapted forV tubs intended tol befset'into or against the wally at the back. `and'one end, or to be sety inf'anlalc'ove so that Sth'efback 'and botliends of the tub are directly against the Wall. n

One 'modificatioir such cases considerable difiiculty has been experienced in locating the supply and drain` aff connections, and. usually it has been im# possible to locate these properly in respect to the ltub so-.that they areat the same time accessible for repair and replacement without breakingl into the wall surface or tiling;-

Thepresent adaptation-'of my invention provides fory properly locating the faucets and overflow connection in -faf-Yconvenient location on the Jfront walloi the tub and so that the pipingis not buried inthe walls or behind tiling.

The recess 70 is usually formed in the inner side of the vtub wall` so that the outer surface of the 'wall-is left continuous at the normalv height as indicated at v71, Figs. L8' and l0. Hot and coldlwater chambers 72* andi?) are formedginthe fitting FV near-theends thereoil'and the hot and 'coldwater pipes 4 and'75v respectively pass up through holes 76 providedforthem in the tub wall and are screwedinto bored and tapped holes in the bottoms off the chambers 72`and 73 respectively.

Between/the chambersf 72 andy i''the` fitting Y isprovided! with' a space :or "opening 80;,wh1cli in this form-of the inventionextends throughit from/top tebottom forthe accommodation of vthe overflow fitting. An overfiow'casing` 82 extends through opening 8(5) andthrougliithe. hole S4 in the tubwall provided for it,r to'a point near ythe bottomv ofy the tub, Where it" is connected to the upper end of a branch of a T-connection 85.

vHthin the overow :casing-is overflow pipe 86, the lower end of which is. provided with a rubber sleeve 87 or other suitable valve,

arranged to rcooperate 'withV a valve seat 88` formedfin the'T 85. The. lower end 'ofthe Tis secured to the house waste pipe 89,'

andthe remainingbranch 90 ofl the T isy connected by; pipe v91 and elbow." 92. withl the usual drain fitting 93 in the bottomfof thev tub.' At the topthe overfiow pipe 86 is provided withran' operating knob94 and a pin and slot connection'Q, as usual, with the overflow casing 82.*' At Va suitablepointlbelowl itsupperend, the overiiow pipe S6 is provided with-,overflow openings 96. yVhen the-'knob 94is properlyrotated;the overiiow'pipe 861dr`ops in the usual -way so that valve' 87 closesthey seat 88,' tofretain water in the tubL up lto the level 'of lthe 'top of overfiow/pipe 86; As the tub fills, water passes upthrough'the overflow casing untilv it reaches the levelofthe overflow openings 96, whereupon the water passes out through froml drain fitting' ".93 toL the waste* top flanges 100 overlapping adjacent surfaces ofthe top of the tub wall and with side flanges 101 adjoining adjacent parts of the inner' surface of the ltub wall, and preferably the lower edge of bottom of the fitting is somewhat above the overflow level, as shown in Fig. 8.

rl`he inner wall of the fitting is bored and tapped to receive faucets 102 communicating with the hot and cold water chambers 72 and '73 respectively.

ln some cases, unless the thickness of the tub wall is made greater than ordinary, the remaining thickness of the wall at 103, opposite the overow casing 82 when the wall is suitably apertured to receive the casing, is quite small, and in some cases this may result in spoiling a certain percentage lof the tubs in molding and firing them, or in a certain percentage of breakages after they are completed. To avoid this difficulty, in some cases the form of my fitting, and the form of certain of the apertures in the tub to accommodate it, may be changed. As shown in Fig. 11, the central aperture 105 in the fitting may be attened and elongated, yor in a specific form, may be, as shown, in the form of a rectangle, and the cross-sectional shape of the overflow casing S2, or at least the upper end of it where it fits into the opening 105, may be shaped to f conform with the shape of the opening 105, as indicated at 106. yThe overfiow pipe 86 may in this case be round, if desired, as in Figs. 8 and 9, since this pipe may adjoin the casing 106 closely on two sides, as ample space is provided between the pipe and the casing on two other'sides toward the ends of the casing, as clearly indicated in Fig. 11. By this arrangement a sufficient thickness of the outer wall of the tub is leftl as indicated at 107, Fig. 11, to yprevent diffi-r culty in manufacture or subsequent breakages.

` in Figs. 12 and 13. This modification provides for the overflow opening to be located near the top of the tub wall, and the fitting proper is, therefore, quite similar to thesink fitting previously described in connection with Figs. 5 to 7 The parts in Figs. 12 land 13 are identified by the same characters as in Figs. 5 to 7, and the construction and arrangement will be'understood by reference to previous description. The usual drain fitting 109 is provided in the bottom of the tub, and this is connected to the overflow pipe 110 by a 'l' 111.

In some cases, to avoid reducing the remaining thickness of the tub wall by forming` passages for the pipes therein and at the same time to avoid the flattening of the overfiow space in the fitting, the outer contour of the tub wall may be modified, as

shown in Figs. 14 and 15, by providing vertically arranged enlargements of the wall. ln a particular example, semi-cylindrical vertical projections 120 are provided' at one or both ends of either or both sides of thev tub and these will usually correspond in number to the pipes which pass up through the tub wall at those points, so that apertures may be made in the wall for the pipes, and yet, by reason of the projections, the remaining thickness of the walls will be as great as may be considered desirable. These projections may be provided at both ends ofthe tub for symmetry and decorative effect, although usually a recess to receive the fitting and holes through the tub wall to receive the pipes need bey provided at only one end of the tub, when the enlargements 120 are provided on one side wall of the tub only; and when the enlargements are provided at both ends of both side walls, as shown in Fig. 111, the apertures to receive the fitting and pipes will usually be provided only at the left-hand end of each wall as the tub is viewed in that figure, the enlargements 120 at the righthand end of the two walls being provided merely for symmetrical effect. ln this arrangement by placing either side of the tub against the wall, as may be desired, either a right-hand or a left-hand arrangement of the faucet and overfiow fitting is provided for. Enlargements may be provided in the tub wall at other places if desired for the purpose indicated, for instance, on one of the end walls.

In many cases it may be desired to conceal the recesses, as shown in Fig. 16 by entirely enclosing them within the tub wall inthe process ofmanufacture, the external portions 130 and 131 of the walls at the top and inner sides of the recesses, respectively, being left thin, so that when it is desired to place the supply and overflow fitting at one particular end of the top wall, the thin walls 130 and 131 at that point are broken away and the fitting put in place. When so placed, the flanges 100 and 101 .of the fitting (of the form shown in Figs. 8 and 9, for example) overlap adjacent surfaces of the tub wall and conceal any ragged edges due to breaking away parts of the wall. The surfaces of the tub wallconcealing the other recess will then, of course, loe left undisturbed. In this form of tub the holes for the pipes will be formed at both ends of the tub, only one setLbeing used.

that is claimed is:

1. A. fitting for tubs, sinks and the like, formed of a casting shaped to fit in a recess in the body of a wall of a tub or sink and having a flange to extend over the face of the tub or sink wall,said fitting comprising a supply chamber and an overHow chamber,

the supply chamber being formed with an inlet opening in the bottom thereof and with an outlet opening for receiving a faucet.

andthe overfiow chamber being formed with an outlet opening in the bottom, thereof and with an inlet opening` in theside thereof to communicate with the tub yor sink on which the fitting is placed.

2. A fitting for tubs, sinks and the like, formed to fit in a recess in the top of a partition wall of a tub or sink, and comprising a supply chamber and an overflow chamber, the supply chamber having an inlet opening and having outlet openings in opposite sides thereof for faucets to discharge on opposite* sides of the partition wall, and the overiiow chamber having an outlet opening in the bottom thereof and inlet openings in opposite sides thereof for receiving overfiow from both sides of the partition.

3. A fitting for tubs, sinks or the like,

' consisting of a body vformed to fit-in a recess in the topy of a wall of a tub or sink, and comprising two supplyA chambers and an overflow chamber located between the supply chambers, the supply chambers having bottom connections for supply pipes and having also connections for faucets, and the overflow chamber having a bottom connection for an overflow pipe and a lateral overflow passage to establish communica tion between said chamber and a tub or sink on which the fitting is placed.

4;. In a tub, sink or the like, the combina tion with a wall of the tub or sink of a fitting located thereon and comprising a supply chamber and `an overfiow chamber, the overflow chamber having an overflow opening communicating with the bowl of the tub or sink, a faucet connected with the supply chamber and directed into the tub or sink, a supplypipe passing up through said wall and connected with the bottom of said supply` chamber, and an overflow pipe passing up through said wall and connected to the `bottom of said overHow chamber.

i 5. The combination with a tub or sink having a wall provided with a recess, of a fitting adapted to be located in the recess and comprising two supply chambers and an overflow chamber located therebetween,

faucets connected with the lsupply chambersand directed into the bowl of the tub or sink, the overfiow chamber being provided with an overflow passage communicating with said bowl, supply pipes passing up through said wall and connected with said supply chambers, and an overfiow pipe passing up through` said wall and connected with said overflow chamber.

6. The combination with a tub or sink having a wall provided withl a recess, of a fitting adapted to be located in the recess and comprising two supply chambers and an overfiow chamber located therebetween,

faucets connected with the supply chambers and `directed into thefbowl of the tub or sink, the overflow chamber being `provided with an .overflow pasage I communicating with said bowl, supply pipes passing up through said wa'lland connected ywith said supply chambers, and anr overflow pipe passing up through said wall and connected with said overflow chamber, said fitting being provided with edge flanges adaptedv to overlap adjacent parts of said wall.

"7. Ink appliances of the class described, the combination of a fitting comprising supply chambers and an overflow chamber, the central part of the fitting h( ving a bottom eX- tension to accommodate a part of said overflow chamber, a bowl structure comprising a wall formed to receive the fitting and having a recess to accommodate said fitting eX- tension, said wall being formed with apertures leading to the bottom of the fitting, and supply pipes and an overflow pipe passing through said apertures and connected to the fitting and having communication with said chambers, said overflow chamber having a lateral aperturearranged to communicate with said bowl to take overiiowtherefrom.

8. In appliances of the class described, the combination of a fitting comprising supplv chambers and an overflow chamber, the central part of the fitting having a bottom eX- tension to accommodate a part of said overflow chamber, a bowl structure comprising a wall having a main recess to receive the body of the fitting and having a secondary recess to accommodate said fitting extension, said wall being formed with apertures leading to the bottom of the fitting, and supply pipes and an overflow pipe passing through said apertures and connectedto the fitting and having communication with said overow chamber having a lateral aperturc arranged to communicate with said bowl to take overfiow therefrom.

9. The combination with a sink or the like,

' of afitting located on a lwall thereof and comprising supply chambers and an over-,-

fiow chamber, anl overfiow passage leading from said overfiow chamber to the sinkfbowl, supply and overflow pipes leading up through said wall and connecting with said supply and overflow 'chambers respectively, faucet pipes connected to the top` of the 'fitting and communicating with said supply chambers, and faucets lthereon discharging intol the bowl. f

l0. rIhe combination with a sink or the like having two bowls separated by apartition wall, of a fitting' located on said wall and comprising supply ychambers and an' overfiow chamber, an overflow passage leadying from each side of said overflow chamber to one of the adjoiningbowls, supply and overflow pipes leading up through said wall' and connecting with said supply and oversaid chambers,

How chambers respectively, faucets on one Li testinuoiqT whereof, have hereunto Set side of Said fitting communicating with said my hand in the prese-nce off two subscribing supply chambers and discharging into one witnesses. of said bowls, faucet pipes connected to the .5 top of the itting and communicating with Vtnesses:

said supply chambers, and faucets thereon ADELES. EBERIAIARDT, discharging into the other bowl. D. M. SMITH.

PATRICK CONNOLLY. 

